Seems like a good deal on firewood....

I don’t fancy paying for a lad to stack eastern european timber in a crate, paying for that crate to be shipped a couple of thousand miles, held in a depot for possibly months and then have to stack it again myself anyway.

I much prefer to buy local timber and not have to pay for all the extras but each to their own.

You must prefer Pringles over tayto because they’re neatly stacked.

If you can find something better I’d love to see it.

There are lots of small local guys around the country cutting and selling their own timber, go and have a look at what they’re selling. If it’s decent quality you’ll likely be getting a much better deal than stacked crates shipped from Eastern Europe.

Seen figure on suppliers sites saying its 1.6m3 loose = 1m3 hand stacked.

i got 2m3 hand stacked oak in a crate from Monaghan’s for €519 and got a “ton” bag from another supplier . The best way to put it is that me and my son were able to drag the “ton “ bag along the ground and it took less than 10 mins to offload into the shed.

the 2m3 stack took 45 mins to re stack into shed. If i was to guess , id say the 2m3 stacked held about 7-8 “ton” bags worth of logs.

You’re the one dismissing loose out of hand, for me it comes down to price and quality.

“buying loose never works out better than being stacked despite what you think” “less of the smart quips” “not a place for throwing digs” do you see any issue with theses statements?

You don’t have to go far back in this thread to see lads selling very bad quality/value in stacked crates too, so buyer beware, do your homework and don’t dismiss loose just because there are dodgy lads out there selling crap. There are good deals to be had if you’re careful, just like with everything.

Out of interest, what do you guys consider to be a good price per cubic meter of kiln dried beech if you think what I have is bad value?

Where did you buy it

Apologies if I’m coming across as aggressive, that is not my intention, I just got a little annoyed at being dismissed out of hand when the figures should tell their own story.

I won’t be posting where I get my logs, he’s a local guy with a full order book as it is so I don’t particularly want him getting a ton bag more enquiries. You can crap on me all you want for that which is fair but you will also find local guys to yourself who can likely offer similar deals if you put in a bit of leg work.

Read the post correctly it’s not my post, I commented on it and oak is a different wood to beech so the value isn’t compatible

my previously suppliers was last year and from last years figures it was decent value, this years values aren’t out as yet and a price drop is expected, most merchants haven’t even updated their websites yet

Jesus lads... drop it

So just on oak- if your stove (assuming it’s a stove you have) is small, it will likely take a bit of time for the oak to get going. Don’t get me wrong oak is bloody great and I went through a pallet of it last year- but it’s a tough cookie to get going in a small stove but brilliant when placed on an up and running fire- great heat and longevity

Apparently large stoves can cope better with oak due to increased air circulation - as a compromise I’ve gone ash this year - easier to light than oak and longer steadier burning than birch - let’s see how it goes.

Alot depends on the size of bag used but a standard tonne bag used by builders merchants and garden centres is 80cm x 80cm x 80cm =0.51 of a cubic meter. About 30% of that volume is fresh air so its stacked volume of firewood is around 0.35 of a cubic meter. 4 of those is 1.4m3 stacked. €400 for 1.4m3 would not be good value, it works out at €285 per cubic meter whereas a 2m3 crate of oak for €450 would be €225 per cubic metre or if it was €500 it is €250 per cubic meter so still cheaper than buying standard tonne bags.

From what Ive seen from buying firewood over the last 4 winters tonne bags typically represent poorer value than crates. Lots of sellers on Donedeal selling them but I think its only when you are buying larger volumes like trailer loads that the price represents value vis a vis buying stacked crates.

there aren't any bargains that's why nothing has been posted, suppliers are still selling at last years prices

i got an email from a local supplier in cork that they dropped the price of kiln dried birch from 350 to 280 so things are starting to move

coughlan fuels btw

someone used this company not too long ago and the wood and delivery was good and delivery included is handy

Yeah, I got ash from them back in February and was happy with the quality. I'm wary of mixed packs though.

Finglasfuels.ie any good?

Their 1.2 crate (ash or oak) is €305